Njagala Nanas!

2 observations:

1. I have been eating a ridiculous amount of starch. I need to watch my diet
2. my computers getting slow…start up is taking much longer than it used to.

Today, we went to the market. I learned a couple new vocab words.The locals were delighted when they saw that I had purchased a pineapple. So as I walk home with a pineapple, I hear "muzungu/china nanas!" (white person/chinese pineapple). And so I replied to their laughter, "njagala nanas!" (i like pineapples).

There also happened to be someone playing American country at the market place. So of course I had to sing along…= laughter abound.

what is a typical day during PST?

-wake up at 7
-breakfast and walk to school, arriving at 8
-8-5 is class with 1 tea break (which serves food) and a lunch break
-after school, hang out with friends at the bar or another gathering spot until just before sunset (around 630)
-arrive at home at 7. optional tea time (they serve it but im excused from eating/drinking if I don't want to)
-dinner between 8-830. I am usually served rice (omuchere), cabbage/vegetables (enboga/nakati) and lately I have been getting some meat, which is great.
-bucket bath at 9 and then bed whenever I decide to sleep.

I get to go to immersion for language in my region in 2 weeks so that'll be exciting.

on a side note….someone please help me think of tips to stay awake! As I'm sure many of you know…I'm terrible at staying awake during lessons/lectures/anything that requires a lot of other people talking and me listening with no interaction. I have tried 1) counting tiles 2) doodling 3) sitting up front 4) paying attention and nothing seems to work! Everytime, I end up dozing for a couple minutes. It sucks! And everyone seems to think it's because I'm on medication or something. So por favor… lol please help me think of ideas to stay awake.
-I have no coffee here. It's either too weak or nonexistent so that's of no help.

okay. that's all the down low for now. I did get a chance to use a swimming pool today which was nice but pricey (we were charged muzungu pricing).

Cheers,

Tiff